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20 BRANCHES OF SCIENCE

Astronomy: the study of celestial objects in the universe Astrophysics: the study of the physics of the universe Biochemistry: the study of the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms Biophysics: the application of theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology Biology: the science that studies living organisms Botany: the scientific study of plant life Chemical Engineering: the application of science, mathematics, and economics to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms Chemistry: the science of matter and its interactions with energy and itself Climatology: the study of climates and investigations of its phenomena and causes Computer Science: the systematic study of computing systems and computation Ecology: the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment Electronics: science and technology of electronic phenomena Engineering: the practical application of science to commerce or industry Entomology: the study of insects Environmental Science: the science of the interactions between the physical, chemical,

and biological components of the environment Forestry: the science of studying and managing forests and plantations, and related natural resources Genetics: the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms Geology: the science of the Earth, its structure, and history Zoology: study of animals

10 FILIPINO SCIENTISTS
Angel C. Alcala Invented artificial coral reefs to be used in South East Asia. Pedro B. Escuro - rice breeding - he developed the dwarf, high-yielding C4 rice varieties. Edgardo Gomez Research achievements on marine ecosystems O. Juliano At 42, he has already more than a hundred scientific articles mostly published in international journals. Milagrosa R. Martinez - Pioneering efforts in the development of micro algaculture; - Research in the field of phycology, including ecological studies of NOSTOC COMMUNE and CHLORELLA Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza Born on August 7, 1947. Research in plant biochemistry. Quirino O. Navarro The determination of nuclear property in the isotopes of californium, einsteinium and dysprosium using cryogenic techniques. Baldomero Olivera, Jr. Research in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. Asuncion Raymundo Soil Microbiology Alfredo Santos Research in the chemistry of natural products.

10 FOREIGN SCIENTISTS

Carl Gauss Mathematical Genius Albrecht von Haller Eighteenth-Century Medicine August Kekule Chemical Structure Robert Koch Bacteriology Murray Gell-Mann the Eightfold Way Emil Fischer Organic Chemistry Willard Libby Radioactive Dating Ernst Haeckel the Biogenetic Principle Jonas Salk polio Vaccination

Mr. Dexter Manalo

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